Spring Band PerformanceSpring Band Performance

 There was a full house in the gym for the annual Music In Our Schools band concert on Thursday, March 16^th, 2023.  The Simmons Bands delivered a great show!

 

The 6th grade band started the night with performances of “Parade of the Palominos March” by David Shaffer; “Let the Journey Begin” by James Swearigen; “The Big Three:  Bach, Beethoven, Brahms (arranged by John O’Reilly); and “Blue Note Rock” by Sandy Feldstein and John O’ Reilly.

 

The 7^th grade band continued the evening with “March of the Hyperion Guards” by Robert Sheldon; “African Journey” by Brian Balmages; “The Mohawk Trail” by Anne McGinty (featuring flautist Dione Andonaegui);  Walt Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” arranged by Michael Sweeney; and M. C. Freedom’s and  J. DeKnight’s “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock” arranged by Gerald Sebesky.